Firefighters called to recycling plant blaze in Hartlepool

It has been reported that around 50 firefighters were required at a paper recycling plant in Hartlepool last Thursday evening after a fire broke out on the premises.

Cleveland Fire Brigade attended the fire at Cleveland Waste Paper on an industrial estate in Mainsforth Terrace, just before 6pm with 11 appliances being sent to control the situation.

When the fire service arrived there was a lot of smoke coming from the premises and the police had to cordon off a number of roads in the area.

Other emergency services in the form of the police and ambulance crews were also called to the scene.

A Cleveland Police spokesperson explained how the plume of smoke had been sent out in the direction of the sea due to the wind direction so there was no need for residents in the vicinity to be concerned.

A hydraulic platform and an emergency tender command and control unit were used to tackle the flames and the spokesperson said that the intensity of the situation was reduced considerably within the first two hours the firefighters arrived at the scene. However, putting out the flames took a great deal longer.

At this moment in time it is not known what caused the blaze at the recycling plant and no more details have been released.